Below is a list of frequently asked questions relating to host employers.

What is an apprenticeship?
What is a traineeship?
What is group training?
Can I choose the apprentice/trainee I want?
Where does the apprentice attend training?

What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a period of time during which an apprentice is contracted to an employer to learn all about and become qualified in a particular trade. It combines practical experience in a workplace with structured off-the-job-training at a contracted training provider.

The term of an apprenticeship in the electrical industry is four years and includes off-the-job training. In Western Australia apprenticeships are delivered under a competency based, flexible training system. Workplace and off-the-job training and assessment procedures have been introduced based on the skills the apprentice should acquire over the term of the apprenticeship. Off-the-job training is normally one day per week at a training college and the rest of the time is spent in paid employment – on-the-job.

What is a traineeship?
A traineeship normally lasts for twelve to eighteen months and generally combines on and off the job training. Traineeships are accredited and can provide a stepping stone to further employment, training or study. The amount of off-the-job training will depend on any previous training the trainee may have done and your capacity to provide training in the workplace.

What is group training?
Group Training is an employment and training arrangement whereby an organisation (like EGT) employs apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Contract and places them with host employers. EGT undertakes the employer responsibilities for the quality and continuity of the apprentices' and trainees' employment and training. EGT also manages the additional care and support necessary to achieve the successful completion of the Training Contract.

Can I choose the apprentice/trainee I want?
Where possible, EGT will provide you with the apprentice or trainee of your choice. If the apprentice or trainees is already committed to another host for a period of time, we will endeavor to provide you with an apprentice or trainee with equivalent skills and abilities.

Where does the apprentice/trainee attend training?
EGT arranges off the job training through the College of Electrical Training and TAFE.